The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures - Lisa Dougherty [683]
proficient nurse
prognosis, discussing, at end of life
prokaryotes
proliferative phase, wound healing
prone lying, amputees
propofol
proprioception, testing
prostatic surgery, bladder irrigation after
prostheses, preoperative removal
protected mealtimes
protective isolation
defined
entering the room, procedure guideline
preparing the room, procedure guideline
principles of care
rationale
room requirements
protein, dietary
requirements, calculation
supplements
proteins, plasma
protozoa
protract
pseudomembranous colitis
psychological care department
psychological interventions, pain management
psychological support
assessment of needs
bereaved family
communication issues
environmental aspects
for nursing staff
principles
stoma patients
time available
psychosocial care
at end of life
nasogastric intubation
psychosocial factors
acute/postoperative pain
poor wound healing
pulmonary drug administration
pulmonary embolism (PE)
cardiopulmonary arrest
prophylaxis see thromboprophylaxis
risk factors
signs
pulmonary oedema, in fluid overload
pulse
amplitude
assessing gross irregularity
defined
documentation
indications
methods of measuring
neurological patients
palpation sites
paradoxical
postanaesthetic recovery
problem solving
procedure guideline
rate
rhythm
pulseless electrical activity (PEA)
drug therapy
pulse assessment
pulse oximeter
pulse measurement
pulse oximetry
cautions
complications
postanaesthetic recovery
postprocedure actions
problem solving
procedure guideline
pulse pressure
pupils, examination
purgatives
Purkinje fibres
pus, specimen collection
P-wave
pyrexia
grades
management
transfusion reactions
see also fever
QRS complex
QT interval
quality agenda
quality of care
assessments
Darzi’s 7 steps to enhancing
defined
information provision
key components
quality standards
questioning
questions, open and closed
Q wave
radial artery
blood pressure monitoring
pulse
radicular (symptoms)
radioactive contamination
deceased patients
waste disposal
radiography
radiological investigations
radiologically inserted gastrostomy (RIG)
radiotherapy
oral complications
skin reactions
tracheostomy and
randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
Rastafarianism
reagent sticks, urine see dipstick (reagent) tests, urine
receptors
reconstructive surgery
records see documentation
recovery, postanaesthetic see postanaesthetic recovery
recovery position
rectal bleeding, after colonoscopy
rectal drug administration
see also enemas; suppositories
rectal examination, digital (DRE)
rectal temperature
rectum
swab sampling
rectus femoris injections
red blood cells
administration rate
count (RBC)
frozen
in optimal additive solutions (SAGM)
oxygen transport
washed
Redivac drainage system
changing vacuum
removal
reference nutrient intake (RNI)
reflecting back
reflexes
abnormal, role of positioning
testing
refrigerators, storage of medicines
refusal of treatment/care
advance directives
respect for
regional anaesthesia, postoperative care
registration, healthcare providers
Regulan
relatives see family
relaxation techniques
anxiety
pain control
religious beliefs/practices
assessment
blood transfusion and
death and dying
personal hygiene
religious care, at end of life
renal clearance
renal failure
biochemical tests
opioid analgesia
renin-angiotensin system
repatriation, deceased patients
repolarization
reproduction, assessment
request forms, diagnostic test
research evidence
reservoir of infection
residential care homes, discharge to
residual volume
respiration
abnormal patterns
accessory muscles of see accessory muscles of respiration
control
defined
depth
external
internal (cellular)
rhythm
see also breathing
respirators
fit testing
procedure guideline
source isolation
respiratory assessment/observations
equipment
indications
methods
neurological patients
postanaesthetic recovery
postoperative
postprocedure actions
practical aspects
problem solving
procedure guideline